MB40 & MB45 MODBUS TCP/IP Gateway
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MB40 & MB45 MODBUS TCP/IP Gateway – DL30 type Environdata
Weather Stations
Connects an Environdata DL3000 Weather Station to a Modbus network
Modbus RTU over RS485 and Modbus TCP/IP over Ethernet compatible
Easy Modbus TCP/IP configuration via webpage, Modbus registers, or on-board switches
Supports three simultaneous Modbus TCP masters.
Retrieves current weather values, 10 minute values, hourly values, and daily values.
Can be used to synchronise the date and time of the Weather Station directly
Overview
The MB40 Modbus TCP DL3000 Gateway allows the easy connection of a PLC (Programmable Logic
Controller), RTU (Remote Telemetry Unit) or SCADA System to a Weather Station. Using the Modbus
RTU (Binary), or Modbus TCP/IP (Ethernet) protocols, it enables a programmable controller to
monitor and carry out actions based on wind speed, wind direction, temperature and many other
weather based variables.
The MB40 Modbus TCP DL3000 Gateway is a major upgrade to MB30 Serial DL3000 Gateway. It
provides all the functionality of the MB30, with the following improvements:
Addition of Ethernet:
Allows the MB40 to be polled by up to three Modbus TCP/IP masters simultaneously
Provides a webpage whereby TCP/IP settings can be easily monitored and altered. Also
shows current communications statuses.
Can be interrogated over HTTP to return Modbus register values in XML format
Retrieves the current weather data, as well as the 10 minute, hourly, and daily weather data.
Allows up to 125 registers to be polled at once – previously limited to 30.
Provides a method to set up the date and time of the DL3000 Weather Station.
Turns off “verbose mode” on the weather station.
MB40 is a standalone version that is suitable for DIN rail mounting, while MB45 is enclosed in the
sealed housing of the weather recorder with access via a sealed gland.
